Fundamental rate-loss trade-off for the quantum internet
In a future quantum internet, entanglement or a secret key should be efficiently provided between two points via intermediate nodes connected by optical channels. Here the authors derive general rate-loss trade-off for such protocols, that is applicable to any network topology.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2016-11-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13523 |